National Department of Health’s Adherence Guidelines for HIV, TB and NCDS: Standard Operating Procedures....

As an accredited linking organisation NACOSA has demonstrated strong governance and organisational management....

What is listeriosis? Listeriosis is a serious bacterial disease caused by Listeria monocytogenes. It...

The HIV and AIDS field is notorious for the use of acronyms and jargon. Here is a handy guide to the...

Testing children for HIV can be challenging. Find out about NACOSA’s success with Mpilonhle Community...

The End it Now! Together in Response to GBV and HIV Conference, organized by NACOSA and AFSA and...

Her name is Nombulelo Nolihle Yose. She is the only daughter of seven children from Dimbaza in the Eastern...

Nhlanhla Chiliza and Khetha Maphumulo are two young people from Lamontville who were concerned about...

Thula Mkhize, CEO and Chairperson of Good Stories, found out he was living with HIV on the eighth of...

A parent’s job is to guide their children safely to adulthood yet many parents or caregivers – for multiple...

NACOSA recognises that the next five years presents a unique window of opportunity to ramp up the HIV...

A parent’s job is to guide their children safely to adulthood yet many parents or caregivers – for multiple...

At the heart of the National Strategic Plan for HIV TB and STI’s 2017-2022 is the strategy Focus for...

The national conference to promote linking, learning and action on the state response to gender based...

A coalition of civil society organisations are calling for a national strategic plan on gender-based...

Gender-based violence is a persistent global challenge and one that costs South Africa between R28.4...

Intimate partner violence – particularly sexual violence – is an underreported and hidden problem in...

The International HIV/AIDS Alliance is part of the UNAIDS Prevention Focal Point Group, responsible for...

It’s Women’s Month. A time to remember the courage and activism of the Women’s March and to celebrate...

Determination, grit, growing from failure, the ability to bounce back from a difficult experience. This...

Various factors influence the health and wellbeing of educators within the school environment. These...

Young South Africans face huge challenges this June 16th. Unemployment is at a new high, disproportionately...

The Southern African Clinicians Society have issued guidelines on HIV self-testing (HIVST). These guidelines...

NACOSA notes the release of the South African Law Reform Commission report on Project 107 dealing with...

South Africa is in the grip of an epidemic of violence against women and children. Let’s join together...

TB is normally associated with the lungs so most people don’t realise that TB can affect other organs...

The National Lotteries Commission (NLC) has awarded a R2.06 million grant to the Networking HIV/AIDS...

Keep calm and bounce back: Determination, grit, growing from failure, the ability to bounce back from...

NACOSA Network members – some 1,500 organisations across the country – are at the forefront of helping...

Key Populations are groups of people who are most at risk of getting and passing on HIV, STIs and TB....

The Protection of Personal Information Act (called POPI) was promulgated to enforce the Constitutional...

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) was conceived to fill the urgent need for a woman-controlled HIV prevention...

It has been quite a start to the year in South Africa and globally. Very little seems certain and financial...

The Department of Health has called on all members of the community to be extra vigilant with a measles...

The South African National Strategic Plan on HIV, TB and STIs 2017- 2022 (NSP) serves as a roadmap for...

INFO-GRAPHIC: Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious bacterial disease which spreads through the air. Although...

As a Global Fund Principal Recipient, NACOSA has signed up to the Global Fund Code of Conduct for Suppliers....

World TB Day on 24 March has the theme “Unite to End TB”. But there is much work to be done to achieve...

Databases can save lives. No, seriously! A very special initiative to build and maintain a database of...

Produced by The Other Foundation, this insightful publication looks at narratives of engagement between...

A Lasting Legacy is a collection of works from a writers’ retreat for Coordinators of NACOSA’s...

The 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children is an international awareness-raising...

ASPIRES works to improve the long-term economic security and HIV prevention knowledge and skills of at-risk...

As the next National Strategic Plan on HIV, STIs and TB (2017-2022) is being finalised, NACOSA asked...

As principal recipient for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria between 2013 and 2016,...

NACOSA recognises that the next five years presents a unique window of opportunity to ramp up the HIV...

Action for Key Populations: Key populations are those who are most affected by HIV and AIDS within a...

Children playing at an NACCW Isibindi Safe Park in KwaZulu-Natal As part of the Global Fund grant (2013-2016),...

On Friday 28 October, network members, partners, staff, board members and special guests joined us at...

The National Department of Health‘s Adherence Guidelines for HIV, TB and NCDs (non communicable...

“Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now,” says...

Today marks the International Day of the Girl Child, a United Nations-led initiative supporting the more...

Image by Millenium Promise HIV Testing Services are critical to the achievement of UNAID’s 90-90-90...

NACOSA works to reduce the impact of HIV, AIDS and TB by building capacity and strengthening systems...

Work has begun on the next National Strategic Plan on HIV, STIs and TB (NSP). As part of the Yezingane...

Maria Stacey presented an abstract poster at the International AIDS Conference 2016 in Durban. FROM BROTHELS...

Be inspired by three resilient young men and women who survived HIV, TB and malaria and who are determined...

Young people who started a savings club as part of the ASPIRES project. Before the International AIDS...

Aiming higher: MSM/LGBTI Higher Education Institution Programme Evaluation Report by Cornelius Louwrens,...

Poster abstract presented by Caroline Wills at the International AIDS Conference 2016 in Durban on integrating...

Creating Safe Spaces: Evaluation of the Red Umbrella Sex Work Programme by Jerushah Rangasami and Tracey...

Raising an AIDS-free generation: Evaluation of the Global Fund Orphans & Vulnerable Children Programme...

KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Manager, Stellar Zulu, meets a Zulu Princess working with the Zazi Campaign.NACOSA...

NACOSA’s consultative process provides a platform for stakeholders to discuss key issues and strengthen...

Provincial Manager, Stellar Zulu talks about young women & girls with the Zulu King’s daughter NACOSA’s...

We’re celebrating the people of the South African HIV & AIDS response at ‪#‎AIDS2016‬ as well...

A comprehensive guide produced by Rape Crisis to supporting rape survivors through the justice system...

The New Vehicle Fleet Call for proposal process has now been completed. NACOSA would like to thank all...

Stock imageHIV and AIDS disproportionately affects young women and girls in South Africa, so most...

The Shukumisa Campaign‘s Monitoring Report provides a great overview of the implementation of sexual...

Image: WITS Reproductive Health InstituteOn 1 June 2016, the National Department of Health announced...

Only applications received in the NACOSA Employment Application form are considered for vacancies.Please...

Following the landmark announcement in the Minister of Health’s budget speech that pre-exposure...

Image by Millennium Promise National Department of Health (South Africa) announced test and treat from...

Let’s talk: South Africa’s constitution is amongst the most progressive in the world. Yet we live...

Last September, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)...

NACOSA was pleased to get a visit from Jenny Bornman, the Deputy Director of Lesedi Hospice in the Free...

With 95% attendance and increased financial and life skills, low-income youth in KwaZulu-Natal have been...

The South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) and the Networking HIV/AIDS Community of South Africa...

In guidance issued by the Department of Health, HIV counselling and testing (HCT) will now be referred...

Applying for National Lottery funding New regulations on the allocation of National Lottery funding were...

Reaching Real People: Groundwork for Getting to Zero.  In December 2009 South Africa received news of...

The Annual Report 2013 is all about an exchange of ideas. It is a dialogue with our network, staff, funders...

Semakaleng ‘Sma’ Motapho is project coordinator in the higher education men who have sex...

Non profit sustainability is the confounding buzz word of our sector – it seems that every request for...

NACOSA Key Populations specialist, Maria Stacey and Programme Director, Marieta De Vos were in Pretoria...

The United Nations Commission on Human Rights Special Rapporteur, Dr Dubravka Šimonović, visited South...

Funding, systems and plans are all important in achieving the global goal of ending AIDS by 2030 but...

The NACOSA Consultative Forum at the 2015 Annual General Meeting therefore discussed Supporting the people...

The NACOSA Consultative Forum at the November 2014 AGM asked the question: Should women and children...

The Guidelines and Recommended Standards for the Provision of Support to Rape Survivors in the Acute...

People Power Funding, systems and  plans are essential to achieving the end of AIDS by 2030 but it is people...

The United Nation’s new Sustainable Development Goals have set the ambitious target of ending AIDS by...

The Global Fund Orphans and Vulnerable Children Programme Process Evaluation and Baseline Assessment,...

The National Student Sexual Health, HIV Knowledge, Attitude and Behaviour Survey: Focusing on Student...

HIV and AIDS related knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of students and staff at South African Technical...

Connections Human beings are essentially social animals. Meaningful connections with others and supportive...

With a deep understanding of their own needs, communities in Africa have long found their own ways of...

The Key to Zero If you work in the HIV and AIDS field, you will undoubtedly have heard about – or be...

Strength in community Strong community systems play a vital role in bringing services to people, but...